Daewoo bus ?

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Fri 29 May 2009 00:20
Daewoo bus ? - 1400ted

Watched an episode of Emmerdale tonight, ( it's the only fresh air I get now ! )

A brief scene showed the village bus arriving. It seemed to have a Daewoo grille on the front.

I know Navistar are developing new diesel engines for Daewoo 5 ton and 5.5 ton buses for use in Korea but are they actually running in servicec in the UK, perhaps under the Chrysler badge ?

Ted
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Fri 29 May 2009 00:24
Daewoo bus ? - bell boy
sure it wasnt a lancia?
these look like dawoo buses at first glance
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Fri 29 May 2009 00:40
Daewoo bus ? - 1400ted
BB Looked exactly the same as a Daewoo car grille...quite distinctive.
Seemed to be in brand new condition although I didn't notice the reg.
Will keep a look out for it in future episodes.
My son knows some of the actors but I doubt they would have 'clocked' it !

Ted
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Fri 29 May 2009 00:47
Daewoo bus ? - bell boy
actors clocking buses?
whatever next ;-)
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Fri 29 May 2009 00:53
Daewoo bus ? - 1400ted
Sir Lawrence Olivier with a power drill trying to give a bus speedo a haircut....
the mind boggles !

Going to bed. nitey, nitey

Ted
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Fri 29 May 2009 20:10
Daewoo bus ? - Harleyman
I've seen several Daewoo pick-up trucks around, so it wouldn't be beyond the bounds of reason for them to make buses as well.

How long before the damn things get called "Chevys" like the cars though? >:<

Asian "Chevy" cars I can just about tolerate (although I would never buy one) but an Asian "Chevy" pick-up truck?

No way Jose!
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Fri 29 May 2009 20:32
Daewoo bus ? - Bagpuss
Daewoo do make buses, you see them running around the streets of Seoul, but I don't think they export them to Europe. As far as I know the Daewoo bus and pickup truck businesses were not sold to General Motors along with the car business.
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Fri 29 May 2009 22:18
Daewoo bus ? - Rattle
Also I doubt they would comply to the very strict emission and accessibility regulations. That said they could have just been a Daweoo chasis with a standard engine (say from Cummins) and a British built body.
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Fri 29 May 2009 23:54
Daewoo bus ? - AlastairW
Could it have been a Caetano? The logo looks a bit similar from a distance, specially on the smaller models.

Edited by AlastairW on 29/05/2009 at 23:56

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Sat 30 May 2009 00:03
Daewoo bus ? - bell boy
Could it have been a Caetano? The logo looks a bit similar from a distance
specially on the smaller models.

> computa say singer...........have you linky? to caetano?
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Sat 30 May 2009 00:16
Daewoo bus ? - AlastairW
Voy-lah

www.caetano.co.uk/newv.htm

Have a look at the Optimo - would that be it?
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Sun 31 May 2009 00:49
Daewoo bus ? - 1400ted
Had a look at the Caetano pics....I don't think so.

Bus on the telly had a definate Daewoo radiator grille, as fitted to the cars, in chrome.

A mystery indeed.

Ted
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Sun 31 May 2009 04:52
Daewoo bus ? - njgleeds
I can't remember the name of the company off the top of my head but there is one who builds 32 seater midi coaches based on a Mercedes chassis and they have a grill assembly almost identical to the daewoo one.

Edited by njgleeds on 31/05/2009 at 04:54

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Sun 31 May 2009 12:47
Daewoo bus ? - jase1
Daewoo are a significant worldwide producer of commercial vehicles so it isn't entirely surprising that a few have made it to these shores.

Rattle, your comments puzzle me. Why on earth would a multinational's product fail the European emissions regs? These buses can be seen in Japan, where the rules are very strict indeed. I wish people would give this arrogant "UK legislation is the best in the world" piece a rest occasionally.

Edited by rtj70 on 01/06/2009 at 00:41

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Sun 31 May 2009 22:44
Daewoo bus ? - klystron
Probably something built by Wrightbus. Grilles are quite similar to Daewoo. Lots of them on UK roads. tinyurl.com/m28w7d
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Sun 31 May 2009 23:07
Daewoo bus ? - PoloGirl
www.itv.com/ITVPlayer/Video/default.html?ViewType=...8

Bus makes its appearance at 9:29... and it says Reliance on the front.

Edited by PoloGirl on 31/05/2009 at 23:08

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Mon 1 Jun 2009 00:01
Daewoo bus ? - 1400ted
Interesting....I thought it was a chrome grille...obviously not so.

Looked like a Wrightbus, comparing the two.

Ted
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